Conditions of Bai'at and Responsibilities of an Ahmadi — Page 23
Condition II 23 wherein they differ. Surely, Allah guides not him who is an ungrateful liar. There is another h ad i th in S a hih Muslim : Hadrat ‘Abdull a h Bin ‘Amr Bin al-‘ As ra relates that the Holy Prophet sa said, ‘Whoever has the following four characteristics is a real hypocrite, and whoever has one of these characteris- tics has an element of hypocrisy until he leaves that habit: • When he speaks, he tells a lie. [His speech is mingled with falsehood, and he utters falsehood. ] • When he makes a contract, he breaks it. • When he makes a promise, he breaks it. [This is also a form of faslehood. ] • When he argues, he starts using foul language. ’ All of these characteristics are related to the telling of lies. Then there is another h ad i th. Hadrat Imam M al ik ra relates that, ‘I have heard that Hadrat ‘Abdull a h Bin Mas ‘u d ra used to say, ‘‘Adopt truthfulness because truthfulness leads towards virtue, and virtue leads to Paradise. Avoid falsehood because falsehood leads to disobedi- ence, and disobedience conveys one to Hell. Do you not know that it is said that such and such spoke the truth and obeyed; or that he lied and was involved in sin?’’’ ( Al-Mu’a tta Lil Imam M al ik , Kit a b-ul-J a mi‘, B a bu m a j a ’a fi s - s idqi wal- kadhib) Then there is a h ad i th in Musnadu Ahmadabni H a n bal : Hadrat Ab u Hurairah ra relates that the Holy Prophet sa said, ‘Whoever invited a young child to give him something and